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u 0D SD MM 8 8 M R .A F. a d o M o w 1 No. 469,979, Patented Mar. 1, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC S. REMSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE I. S. REMSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,979, dated March 1, 1892.

Application filed October 31, 1891- Serial No; 410,430. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ISAAC S. REMSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saddles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in harness saddles or pads, which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Prior to this invention it has been proposed to provide a harness-saddle with a longitudinal slot designed for the purpose of securing ease and comfort to the animal when afflicted with a sore back; but, so far as my experience and the experience of others with such a saddle extends, it is objectionable, for the reason that it soon loses its shape after being used a short time, because there are no means provided for holding the parts in position. I aim to overcome this objectionable feature in this kind of a saddle and at the same time secure the necessary flexibility or elasticity which should be found in every saddle in order to secure ease and adapt the saddle to animals of different sizes.

To enable others to understand my invention, I have illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a View of myimproved harnesssaddle. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the yielding saddle-tree or stiffening-plate.

Like numerals of reference denote corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings, referring to which- 1 designates the saddle, which consists of the top 2 and the pads 3, which are arranged on the under side of the top and rigidly fastened or secured thereto in any desirable manner.

The saddle is provided with a longitudinal slot or opening 4, which extends through the top 2 and the pads 3, and on opposite ends of the saddle, beyond the terminals of the slot or opening, are arranged the terrets 5 5, of any suitable construction.

No novelty is herein claimed on a saddle constructed or formed as just described; but I believe myself to be the first one to apply a metal tree 6 to the saddle in a manner which will hold theparts in position and allow the pads to be adjusted to the animals back. This tree is formed out of a single sheet or piece of comparatively thin elastic steel or other suitable metal, and it is provided with a slot or opening 7, which conforms to the slot in the saddle. The tree 6 is fitted within the top 2 of the saddle so as to bring its slot into-alignment with the opening 4, and the tree is fastened or secured to the top and the pads by stitching or in any other manner.

The great advantage which my improved saddle possesses over the ordinary saddle or pad is that the'parts are always kept in their proper relative positions instead of becoming displaced after being used for a short while, and the tree furthermore promotes strength and durability and secures a proper adjustment of the saddle to the animals back.

It is evident that slight modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, the gist of which is a metal tree united to and forming an integral part of a saddle.

The stiffening-plate is further provided with the metal plates 8, carrying the straploops 9, and to the plates are secured the terrets 5.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A harness-saddle consisting of the top or cover, the pads, an opening formed in said cover and pads, the stiffening-plate secured between said cover and pads and having an opening corresponding therewith, the metal plates carried by the stiffening plate, the strap-loops secured to said plates, and the terrets carried bysaid plates, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC S. REMSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN GLASER, ERNEST J. EISEMANN. 

